Preservation in Progress

Picture yourself kayaking in the salt marsh and mangrove tidal wetlands, or renting a bicycle to explore our natural spaces. Few places in our country can boast the variety of natural parks and preserves we enjoy as Northeast Florida residents.

North Florida Land Trust invites you to share our vision of creating North Guana Landing, which is a property adjacent to a critical watershed within our region. This project will create a new gateway to one of our most magnificent preserves by acquiring the old Oar House Restaurant building and property on Mickler Road, just west of A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, to be conserved as a place to Play in Your Own Back Yard.

North Florida Land Trust is working to raise $3 million for acquisition, renovation, and development of this North Guana Landing project along the northern border of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR, commonly known as the Guana Preserve). The proximity to the reserve and other established conservation lands managed by the Land Trust as well as the opportunity created by the current commercial market make this acquisition especially desirable.

We invite you today to invest in the future of our coastal region. As a donor to North Florida Land Trust, you will be part of a visionary community committed to Playing in Your Own Back Yard and providing access to special natural places for generations to come.